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Art Van Furniture's CEO asks employees: Has anyone tried to fire you? – Detroit Free Press
New President and CEO Kim Yost recalls the time he was fired three times while working at Woodwards, where he started his career in retail.
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In his first job, Kim Yost â now president and CEO of Art Van Furniture â was fired.
It was in the 1970s and the then-teenager was working in the furniture department of Woodward's, a staid Canadian retailer. Yost lost his job, he said, because he took it upon himself to rearrange the store's furnishings into showroom-style displays.
The story, though, had a good ending â and a good lesson.
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An executive, who later became Yost's mentor, realized what the teen had done was actually good for business, and instead, Yost said, he was rehired, given a raise â and promoted. Â
Now, at 63, Yost is planning to re-arrange a lot more than Art Van's furniture.
Nearly a year after the privately held company, based in Warren, was sold to Boston-based private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners, Yost aims to open more stores, create new concepts, and double annual revenues to $2 billion within four years.Â
He's even challenging IKEA by building a new store in Canton.Â
When it was sold, Art Van had become one of the largest independent furniture retailers in the country with 130 stores in five states, a franchising program, and about 3,700 employees.
But, Yost, who was hired in 2009 and stayed on as CEO, also faces some big challenges: The Internet and buying habits of millennial shoppers, customers now in their 20's and 30's who tend to shop online and spend less on home furnishings than previous generations.
"Think about this: Without the Internet nobody could compete from California," Yost said, explaining how e-commerce has created both opportunity and competition for the retailer. "Now with the web, you could be based in Califonia and shipping furniture into Michigan."
Retail commerce sales of furniture and home furnishings in the U.S. is expected to be $36.53 billion in 2017, up 16.1% from $31.47 billion last year, according to New York-based research firm eMarketer. By 2020, it is projected to hit $55.33 billion.
But, young furniture buyers are spending less on furniture than previous generations. For instance, to redecorate their living rooms, millennials planned to spend $1,500, while for generation X it was $2,500, and baby boomers, $3,000, according to a 2016 Furniture Today survey.
Among Yost's most ambitious ideas for Art Van: A furniture trade-in program, a model he's taking from Detroit's auto industry, which has long boosted new car sales by giving car buyers discounts on their new vehicle when they turn in their old car.
The dealers then sell the trade-ins to other customers seeking lower-priced cars.
Yost seeks to apply that same approach to furniture. The profit margins on used and reconditioned furniture, he acknowledged, are likely to be thin. But, a trade-in program would encourage more new sales and provide the company with inventory to customers seeking the lower-priced furniture.
In the next few months, he added, the company is going to test a trade-in program in Lansing by taking customers' old furniture and giving them gift-card credit for a new purchase.Â
"There are so many households that have furniture and they don't know what to do with it," Yost said. "Our goal is to free up rooms in the home so people will be encouraged to buy new."
To achieve his plans, Yost said he's asking employees a key question:Â Has anyone tried to fire you?
âIf not,â Yost said, âitâs highly likely that weâre not changing enough. Weâre not challenging enough, Weâre not pushing enough newness and change. If you're not pushing the envelope, there's an argument you're just playing it safe."
The sales circle
Sitting in plush leather chairs at the Art Van headquarters, Yost outlined the company's strategy.
"I want you to look over at the wall there," he said, pointing to a map of the U.S. "See that big green circle. We have many meetings with many charts and documents. But, that circle is a symbol."
The circle, Yost said, is a constant reminder of the target sales area for the company.
It's a 600-mile radius â double what it had been â from Art Van's distribution center in metro Detroit. Within that circle, he said, there are $35 billion in furniture and mattress sales annually, and Art Van aims to capture 10% of that, making it a regional furniture powerhouse.
It's possible, Yost said.
Three years ago, Art Van opened a store in Chicago. The company now has 12 stores in the Chicago market, with four more on the way, and by Yost's calculations, Art Van is leading the market in overall share of sales.Â
To become a significantly larger company within the circle he's drawn, Yost aims to:
⢠Boost sales in each furniture store by adding specialty brands, such as Magnolia Home Collections furniture. It's a line of furniture and home decor that's promoted by celebrity designer Joanna Gaines, who is on HGTV's "Fixer Upper" reality show.
⢠Build as many as 200 new stores within four years. Among them is a two-story, 70,000-square-foot store on Ford Road just west of Haggerty in Canton that is set to open in January. It's the company's first new store in Michigan in almost 20 years. It will be near Swedish furniture juggernaut IKEA, which already draws customers from all over the Midwest. Canton, Yost said, is one of the fastest-growing markets in southeast Michigan. Last week, Art Van held a job fair to hire 100 new workers. To signal its competition with IKEA, Yost said, the company is putting up a sign that says welcome â in Swedish.Â
⢠Change the name of the clearance stores to outlet stores, which would let customers know that they also sell new, lower-priced merchandise. The outlet business, Yost said, is growing in furniture as budget-conscious customers seek lower-priced furnishings.Â
⢠Increase the number and percentage of franchise stores, going from about 10% to more than 30%. Right now, there are 18 franchise stores, mostly in Michigan and Indiana. The company plans to open a new franchise store in St. Louis, Mo., next year.Â
⢠Acquire furniture and mattress retailers â ranging from $50-million to several million-dollar chains â within the 600-mile radius that Art Van is seeking to grow.Â
⢠Reinvent ArtVan.com and expand e-commerce sales to support markets where the company has stores. Art Van is spending millions of dollars on a new online retail platform and adding a new corporate office in Warren for an e-commerce group. The company aims to have $1 billion in online sales alone within six years, and by next year offer more home decor and accessories online, including bedding, towels, kitchenware, tableware, and glassware. The company hired an e-commerce strategist â Michele Azar, who played a role in the turnaround of electronics retailer Best Buy â to be the chief digital strategist.
To pay for this expansion, Art Van is turning to its new owner, which has deep pockets.
From the start
Art Van Elslander founded his namesake company in 1959 with a single store on Gratiot Avenue in what is now Eastpointe.Â
"People look at Art Van in an endearing way because we have been around for decades in Michigan," Yost said. "Did you know we have 50% market share in mattresses? Last night, 50% of residents went to bed having bought a mattress from Art Van."
In addition to furniture in Michigan, Art Van has long been associated with charitable giving and civic pride. It is a sponsor of the traditional America's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit.
The cost of the sale to Lee Partners was never disclosed, but some estimates have put it at about $550 million.
Through the years, Lee Partners has acquired several hundred companies, mostly in consumer goods, healthcare, and financial services. Companies have included Snapple, Dunkin' Donuts, and Safelite Glass.
After the sale, Yost stayed in place as CEO, along with Van Elslander's sons, Gary Van Elslander, who was president, and David Van Elslander, who is president of Art Van PureSleep.Â
Art Van Elslander, a big donor to St. John Providence Health System, started a foundation.Â
In June, Gary Van Elslander left Art Van and handed Yost the president title.
It's unclear how long Lee plans to hold on to Art Van. Private equity firms tend to buy companies and sell them â or take them public â after just a few years for a huge profit. And, Yost said, that could happen, based on when equity firms generally exit, within four to five years.
That could present some challenges for the furniture company as it aims to get a lot bigger â quickly.Â
"The Art Van name is familiar," said Ken Nisch, chairman of retail design firm JGA in Southfield. "But, if you ask people what it stands for in terms of style, you probably would get fuzzy answers. They'd be more likely to talk about an Art Van story about a salesman or when they got their first piece of furniture."
What makes Art Van special for Michiganders, he said, is the experiences they've had with the company and as it moves farther and farther away from the Detroit market, there's a risk that the customers won't have the same affinity and loyalty to it.
In many ways, Nisch said, Art Van is placing some big bets on an ambitious strategy.
"They're putting themselves in competition with the national lifestyle players by extending their footprint and categories," he said. "I think the question is can they be who they are and who they want to be at the same time?"
Nisch said he believes that Art Van, with the backing of Lee Partners' deep pockets, can pull it off. But, he added, it will take a radical reinvention of the company, a lot of financial resources â and something that the new owner might not have: patience.Â
Formal and fun
Yost is a formal â and somewhat quirky â man.
Yost said he grew up in a relatively affluent family in Red Deer, Canada, he was in a rock band as a teen, and for years growing up, because he was the only son, it was his job at home to help his mother move and arrange furniture in the house.Â
âIâm incredibly passionate about buying, selling, delivery and all the support areas, but if it comes down to it, Iâm obsessed with the product," said Yost, who is 6 foot 2. "Itâs the engine and driving force for any retailer.â
He starts his day at 4 a.m., runs for an hour, drives a selection of luxury and performance cars to work, including one of two Lamborghinis. He gets into work by 8 a.m., always wearing a suit, and then writes five down five things he needs to do for the day on cards.
He has nicknames for everyone. The guy who scouts real estate, he calls Hawk.
He's also created what he calls an eighth day, Sumonday, which is a combination of Sunday and Monday. It's really just 5-10 p.m., Sunday, a time he sets aside to read or write and do things he can't fit into the rest of the week.
And for fun, he collects wine and writes self-improvement books and adventure novels. He's self-published a three-book personal development series, "Pumptitude." It is shorthand for "pump up your attitude and gain altitude." The other books are "Internal Pumptitude" and "Maximum Pumplitude." He also has published a four-book novel series, "Life Chest," with other authors about adventures in far-away places, such as China and Africa.
Yost is an executive who likes to organize his thoughts into lists.Â
In the middle of his interview, he wrote down and enumerated what he considered the main points.
"As a CEO you have to get bossy," he said, acknowledging in a lighthearted way his effort to take charge of the conversation. "Here's what I'd like to be quoted: 'If we go alone, we can only go so far, if we go together we can go endlessly.' At Art Van, we're all about the team."
The good lesson
Still, Yost's first few days working at 17 are the ones that most influenced his career.
"I get it in my mind," he said, "that we shouldnât have sofas running in aisles â we called it soldiering â and that coffee tables shouldnât be on a completely different floor, and that lamps shouldnât be two floors above the furniture floor."
So, he said, he went into the department store at 4 a.m., and with three friends, rearranged merchandise on the fifth floor near the escalators, thinking, "because I did it at home because thatâs the way my mother liked it, our retail customers would like it."Â
At 9 a.m., the bosses from the corporate office came in.
They rode up the escalator and noticed the new displays.Â
"Here I am thinking that I'm going to get this great praise and it's going to be outstanding," Yost said. "I got two weeks working notice."
The executives, he said, told him:
"We don't put coffee tables in front of sofas. We don't put lamps on top of end tables. We have all departments for those â and you didn't get approval. This is Woodward's. We've been around for decades, we don't do things like that."
On top of that, they took him to task for getting others to help him.
"All that's going to do is multiply the idea you can do almost anything you want at Woodward's."
Fortunately, Yost said, an executive who had just returned from High Point, N.C., a center of furniture manufacturing and marketing, told his colleagues that other companies were starting to do that in High Point, adding: "Maybe this kid is on to something."
The next day, Yost said, he got a $10 a week raise and was asked to merchandise the rest of the store.
The lesson?
"When looking for change, challenging the status quo, being innovative in organizations where that is not the culture, you have to be brave and take risks," Yost said. "I right went from the stockroom to the boardroom by doing just that."
That's also the way, he said, that he expects Art Van will become a Midwest furniture-industry leader.
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Kim Yost
Title: President, CEO
Age: 63
Education: Douglas College in New Westminster, British Columbia, bachelor's degree in applied design, marketingÂ
Experience: Worked for 22 years at Woodward's, a Canadian department store chain that was eventually sold; 13 years at Woolworth Canada; three years at Wosk's, a Canadian retailer, and a top executive at the Brick, a Canadian furniture store, for 13 years. He joined Art Van in 2009.
Family: Wife, Donna; daughter, Ashley
Art Van Furniture
Headquarters: Warren
Employees: 3,700
Annual sales: Nearly $1 billion
Stores:Â 130, with 10 slated to open next year
States: Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa
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Call for nomination to Lamberson Award 2018
Call for nomination to Lamberson Award 2018
The Rollie Lamberson Award celebrates the contribution of Professor Rollie Lamberson to the field of natural resource modeling and the growth of the Resource Modeling Association by recognizing each year the most outstanding paper in natural resource modeling in the previous two years. See http://resourcemodeling.org/lamberson/ or below for more details.
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- a nominating letter specifying why the paper is deserving of the Rollie Lamberson Award. Criteria below.
Send your nominations to <luc.doyen or to RMA contact from the website. The submission for the award 2018 will be closed on February 14, 2018.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 205878
Review Request: arj - Archiver for .arj files
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:11:42 EST
Spec URL: http://people.atrpms.net/~hdegoede/arj.spec
SRPM URL: http://people.atrpms.net/~hdegoede/arj-3.10.22-1.src.rpm
This package is an open source version of the arj archiver. This
version has been created with the intent to preserve maximum
compatibility and retain the feature set of original ARJ archiver as
provided by ARJ Software, Inc.
This looks quick and simple. The only thing I wonder is whether it might be
useful to package up some bits so that the desktops can handle these files. It
looks like KDE is already set up to at least recognize these files.
* source files match upstream:
48d2275b8a8e6e5adaead8916d008fd3 arj_3.10.22-2.diff.gz
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* package meets naming and packaging guidelines.
* specfile is properly named, is cleanly written and uses macros consistently.
* dist tag is present.
* build root is correct.
* license field matches the actual license.
* license is open source-compatible. License text included in package.
* latest version is being packaged.
* BuildRequires are proper.
* compiler flags are appropriate.
* %clean is present.
* package builds in mock (development, x86_64).
* package installs properly
* debuginfo package looks complete.
* rpmlint is silent.
* final provides and requires are sane:
config(arj) = 3.10.22-1.fc6
unarj = 3.10.22-1.fc6
arj = 3.10.22-1.fc6
config(arj) = 3.10.22-1.fc6
* %check is not present; no test suite upstream.
* no shared libraries are added to the regular linker search paths.
* package is not relocatable.
* owns the directories it creates.
* doesn't own any directories it shouldn't.
* no duplicates in %files.
* file permissions are appropriate.
* no scriptlets present.
* code, not content.
* documentation is small, so no -docs subpackage is necessary.
* %docs are not necessary for the proper functioning of the package.
* no headers.
* no pkgconfig files.
* no libtool .la droppings.
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K's Kids I Am the Boss Dinosaur Ball Pit
Here's a fun Dinosaur Ball Pit that will make a great dinosaur toy for babies 6 months and older.
Your baby will be surrounded by a 15 x 47 x 23 inch big green, friendly and soft inch dinosaur toy. Makes the perfect dinosaur ball pit for little ones and it's machine washable too.
The blue dinosaur ball pit lets your baby sit inside its padded tummy that's filled with 60 colorful plastic balls in two sizes. Baby can toss or roll them, nestle in them and push them through holes in its sides.
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Whether your idea of fun is a leisurely dolphin cruise at sunset; or a sunrise deep sea fishing excursion... the waters of this area are teeming with wildlife and beauty. Mangrove forests, rivers, bays and the sparkling Gulf of Mexico all call you with varied adventures just waiting to unfold - so call a captain and get out there!
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Get the Ball Rolling for JA Kids!
The JA Bowl-A-Thon, presented by Bank of America, is not only a fun event; it is also JA's largest annual peer-to-peer fundraiser. Proceeds from the JA Bowl-A-Thon help JA to provide financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurial programs to over 15,700 Western New York students within 161 schools and community sites.
As WNY's largest bowling fundraiser, the JA Bowl-A-Thon has been a corporate moral-boosting event for the past 35 years! During the months leading up to our March events, bowlers create teams, raise funds, and then celebrate their fundraising efforts at a fun, interactive bowling event hosted by Junior Achievement of WNY!
If your company is not currently involved with the JA Bowl-A-Thon and you would like more information, please contact Tammy Bixby at firstname.lastname@example.com or 716-853-1381 ext.210.
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and Last Day to enter. Yes, you can enter again today even if you entered a comment on a previous day. Just be sure to enter on this posting. The drawing by random number generator will be tomorrow (Saturday).
Even though it's rainy today here at the beach, we're going to put on a sun-shiney face and finish describing what's in the give-away bag.
So far we have a spiral notebook, a sachet packet, a wristlet purse, an ornament, notecards, and an exfoliating peppermint foot soap.
The last of the items are the absorbent car coaster (my friend Pat gave me a couple of these one year, and they are pretty neat). Great in the warm weather when your cold drinks *glisten*. (We refined girls don't say "sweat"!) And then there's a yard of turquoise fabric with some tiny little swirls highlighted with a touch of gold. I liked this fabric, and it reminded me of water.
There you have it, that's the entire Wish-You-Were-Here package!
And DH will be so thrilled when he sees this, but I love this picture. This is a good memory of warmer times at the beach, but hopefully we will be walking barefoot in the water soon! (And doesn't he have great legs?)
Be sure to fill in your e-mail address on the comment form. (Thank you, Cindy, for taking care of that!) And you don't need a blog to enter…


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The people of greater Miami are lucky to have the Miami Summer Music Festival performing here until Aug. 2.
The festival is made up of the best college music majors from all over this country and from about 20 others. There were approximately 1,000 students who tried out for this festival; 250 were accepted. Executive and Artistic Director Michael Rossi is doing a fantastic job.
The students are vocalists, instrumentalists and conductors who perform classical and Broadway music. Two of my friends and I went to see them at The Betsy Ross Hotel on South Beach last week. There were about 10 singers accompanied by a superb pianist. They sang arias from different operas and one Zarzuela song.
Another night, we went to Andy Gato Gallery at Barry University and saw singers perform songs from Broadway musicals. On Saturday night, at Barry University's Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center, there was a stellar performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 5.
My friends and I are having a wonderful time enjoying these performances and at a nominal cost. There will be operas, another symphonic concert, a solo instrumentalist concert, faculty recitals, chamber music, a master class and a Zarzuela concert coming up. I highly recommend that members of the community see at least some of these performances.
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Wow!!! Here we are everyone! Spring at Last!!!...at least…I think…it's ...no wait…what the?? …HEY!!! What is that little white stuff I see falling out of the sky?? You have got to be kidding me!!!
There are times that I'm thrilled to have been born in Canada and appreciate so many things about living in this amazing and beautiful country of ours...but SERIOUSLY, after encountering a winter like this past one that even the SNOWMOBILERS were complaining about…it makes me wonder if I was born in the right place after all.
However, the one thrill in having experienced what no one can comprehend without actually living here …is that when Spring does begin to peep through the suddenly melting snow, it makes our hearts soar in a way that few things do.
In all honesty, I had to stop listening to the weather reports…I mean…Who really wants to feel hopeless on top of the cold and endless, snow, ice and freezing rain?
But then one day I heard the sound…and it happened on a day when several co-workers let me know more of the white stuff was still being predicted…yet when I heard the sound…I knew the winter of discontent was finally ending despite the evil reports…because regardless of what we had experienced I knew these birds (only seen when Spring is a looming reality) would not be making their appearance or be singing their song of hope for a better season…unless it was true. As I looked out the window to make sure I wasn't hallucinating, there before me stood a little quartet of robins…singing their hearts out to welcome what their instincts were telling them was at last on the way.
So welcome, Spring!! …Welcome beautiful, warm, weather…holding a promise of an even lovelier Summer…and Easter…sweet Easter is really on the way…in fact just a few days away….Wait!! What did the weatherman just say is being predicted… in April????....NOOOOOOOOOOOO…snow and freezing rain???....Those robins are in BIG trouble!!
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Welcome to Boston, Massachusetts, a quintessential blend of colonial history and cutting-edge innovation. From the charming cobblestones of Beacon Hill, to the civic landmarks along the Black Heritage Trail and Freedom Trail, to the iconic grounds of Harvard University and Fenway Park, Boston is a treasure trove of Americana.
Fun if by land and fun if by sea, Boston is an ideal destination for your next vacation. Explore diverse neighborhoods, enjoy an eclectic array of performing arts and special events, shop in chic boutiques and high-end malls, fall into a foodies' paradise, find the perfect hotel, and discover the true essence of BostonUSA, a cosmopolitan hub where tradition and innovation interact everyday.
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At some point, we all have to see the writing on the wall. It's just not safe to continue to live on your own. It's time to consider assisted living. It's a tough choice, and most of us will resist it for as long as possible. For a lot of people, assisted living just seems like a nursing home in disguise. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth!
Assisted living facilities today are designed for active seniors who are still living life to the fullest, with a little help. Your son or daughter may worry you'll fall at home and lie there for hours until someone finally hears your cries for help! What an awful thought that is! Assisted living means someone is around 24/7 who knows what to do in an emergency.
Many seniors decide to make the move when their doctor advises them it's no longer safe to drive. Being stuck at home, alone, waiting for someone to come and drive you to the grocery store or pharmacy doesn't sound so great. Assisted living offers meal service and opportunities to socialize with other residents and staff, and may even offer pharmacy delivery.
Since there are many different types of assisted living facilities, it's best to visit, tour, and ask questions. What's included? What types of activities are offered? Are there any mobility restrictions? Observe carefully while you're there. Do the residents seem content? Are they neatly dressed with hair combed? Can you picture yourself here?
Some seniors shy away from the large complexes. You may prefer a smaller facility that's more like a private home. Many offer comfortable bedrooms, big-screen televisions, and home-cooked meals. With such close quarters, residents and staff tend to become a tight-knit group.
Throughout the process of visiting and evaluating various facilities, it's very important to be honest with yourself and your family about your likes and dislikes, and things you just can't stand. The larger complexes tend to be buzzing with activity and gossip, and some newcomers find it hard to make friends and feel part of the group. Of course, not everyone feels this way, and the larger complexes have more scheduled activities and options.
Smaller, home-like facilities can be welcoming and comfortable, but tend to have a greater proportion of residents with Alzheimer's or dementia. They're also more likely to have residents that require more care than a typical assisted living facility. If you need a wheelchair to get around, some assisted living facilities feel you need more assistance than they can provide, and you'll be required to move to a nursing home level of care. The smaller, home-like facilities will generally not make you find a new placement unless they're just not physically able to accommodate your needs. For example, you're dependent on a ventilator or some types of feeding tubes.
Making the choice to move to assisted living can feel very depressing, like you're giving up your independence. But there are some great choices out there that will allow you to enjoy life without worrying about medical issues, or the housework and maintenance of staying in your previous home. Approach it with an open mind, you may be surprised by the great options that are available.


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Over the 2014 and 2016 election cycles, we've backed 7 winning challengers for the NC House, and we need just 3 more seats to break the Legislative Supermajority in that body, help our Governor sustain vetoes of harmful legislation, and restore our State.
Because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week, we may have special elections for State Legislature in 2017.
That's why we'll gather again with friends in Wilmington for a "Break the Supermajority in 2017" happy hour on Thursday, June 15, from 5-7pm, at Indochine, on Wayne Drive (Market St. at Forest Hills). We will discuss 2017 plans, and identify ways to put our respective talents to work in breaking the supermajority at the next election. An informal dinner to follow.
Complimentary appetizers. No contribution required. RSVP on FaceBook or to firstname.lastname@example.com, and to receive a complimentary beverage.
Please join us and spread the word. Wherever we are (whether in Waynesville or Wilmington, the mountains or the coast), we are needed. North Carolina is at a crossroads, and we're on a journey home to the State we know: a forward-looking beacon in the South, and leader in the nation. Please join us.
Now or Never NC: "Support top Challengers, Break the Legislative Supermajority, Restore our State." www.NowOrNeverNC.org.
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- June 15, 2017 at 5pm – 7pm
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Just a few hours after an angioplasty procedure to clear a major blockage in his artery, 75-year-old John Edwards of La Canada only recalls he felt this strong burning in his chest.
What he does recall is how he struggled for years with the side effects of almost every cholesterol-lowering statin drug he tried. His struggle with muscle weakness was why he finally quit them for good.
"I could hardly get up and move around," Edwards said.
"There are people who get muscle aches and muscle fatigue on statin medications. It's very important because this could be a severe side effect," said Dr. Giesler of Huntington Memorial Hospital.
Now other side effects are prompting the Food and Drug Adminstration to make some safety changes to the labels of widely used statin drugs such as Lipitor, Lescol, Mevacor, Pravachol, Crestor and Zocor.
The changes will warn people that use of these medications can lead to memory loss and confusion - and possibly diabetes.
Some studies show patients being treated with statins have a small increased risk for higher blood suger. But some experts feel because there's more diabetes awareness, more cases are being discovered.
"We don't know fully as of yet whether statins are linked to causing high blood sugar, or we're looking more closely and becoming more aggressive in evaluating these people for diabetes," Giesler said.
One important change Giesler says should make patients feel better is the government will remove the need for routine monitoring of liver function.
"The risk for liver toxicity with statin medications is very rare," Giesler said.
Giesler says these label changes won't alter the way doctors prescribe statins. He says these drugs are still very safe, they save lives and the benefits outweigh the risks.


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The 500GB LaCie Rikiki (which means "tiny" in French) is one of the smallest mobile hard drives on the market today. With the LaCie Rikiki, you don't have to choose between capacity and mobility; it's perfect for anyone who needs constant access to their music, photos, files, and entire digital world. Its brushed aluminum casing works on three levels: it helps protect your data, gives the 500GB LaCie Rikiki external hard drive a sophisticated look, and is also light enough for mobility, ensuring your data will always make it to its destination.
USB Boost software is included for enhanced speeds and performance up to 33% (Windows only). With the robust software suite included, the LaCie Rikiki external hard drive is a user-friendly choice, regardless of whether you're on a Mac or a PC. LaCie Backup Assistant is included to help you manage your backups, so there's no need to worry about losing data, and the LaCie Setup Assistant gets you up and running immediately.
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Woolfian Tales I: Broken Mirror
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Woolfian Tales I: Broken Mirror
Come now, take a seat and listen to some heart music.
A young child hides away, nestled inside the space between the bookshelf and his grandfather's ugly, old oak work desk. The child quietly carves his name into the side of the desk, he knows his parents would be angry if he were to be discovered but the satisfaction of making a mark consumes him. It is truly an ugly desk.
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A delicate soul. A singer songwriter who has spent the better part of two years working on an EP that he is finally ready to share. A little insane, wholly passionate.
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- Matthew Whitaker
A wonderfully talented singer songwriter who has very recently released a beautiful album, The Man With the Anvil Hat. A true gentleman, and what does he love?
"Chutney! Sauces of all kinds, the flavours of the universe to liven up a cheese board. A good cup of tea. The dawn chorus after too many inebrients. A good book to stretch out your mind bag. Crown green bowls. Smoking a pipe whist listening to techno... and finding nice people wherever you go."
"But when we sit together, close, we melt into each other with phrases"
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The all-new 530 Fishing Edition is the boat that takes your fishing experience as seriously as you do. All of the deck in front of the helm station is raised, with four large lockers totaling 600 liters. Together they form a very stable fishing platform, perfect for spin fishing, while the bow is prepared for various electrical engines including the Minna Kota brand.
You'll recognize the centralized console from the Anytec 530 SP. But if we step down from the fishing platform to take a closer look at the drivers sofa there's yet another host of exciting features. Besides containing a number of smart stowage spaces with plenty of room for clothes, charts and other equipment, the room is also equipped with special holders for up to three Plano boxes.
Meanwhile, the freeboard has rod pods f or up to eight fishing rods, four on each side. On both sides of the sofa there are deep sea rigs, great for fans of trolling.
In the stern sits a bait well with plenty of room. The pump that circulates water through it can also be connected to a hose, which will come in handy for cleaning both the boat or the daily catch. The slightly wider 530-hull floats safely upon the water and has good later al stability, which is very important, especially when the wind picks up. Accessibility is key when fishing and with a draft of less than 50 centimeters there are few places you can't go.
Anytec-developed pedestal with shock absorbers from Öhlins Racing. Standard on the 7 Series and up, available as an option for the rest of the model range.
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Kylie Jenner and Pureleef Plumping Cream
If candid photos are the lifeblood of celebrity Instagram, the beating heart of the beast is commerce, aka cold hard cash.
It's no surprise, then, that the Kardashian/Jenner clan has tapped into the lucrative stream of product endorsement. Over the summer of 2015 Kylie Jenner made a big splash when she endorsed the rather preposterous sounding butt and breast plumping cream on her Instagram feed. With close up snaps of her of boobs and butt as "proof" she claimed this cream, made by Pureleef has done wonders for her physique after just a month of consistent use. Both Pureleef and Kylie proclaimed that this was not just a paid advertisement and that Kylie legitimately believes that the product works, suggesting it's even healthier than plastic surgery. There is, of course, no way to confirm what financial arrangements Kylie has with Pureleef. Does she get paid for product endorsement? Does she have a stake or shares in the company? Do other family members have a financial relationship with Purleef?
What's as disturbing as the lack of transparency around the finances is the nature and effectiveness of the product itself. Several online publications have responded with a very healthy dose of skepticism. Marie Claire and Teen Vogue contacted professional dermatologists and estheticians for their professional opinions. As you'd expect with a product like this, the professionals responded with what could be summed up as a resounding "meh". Pureleef doesn't appear to be making hugely outlandish claims for the product and they are using what they say are lab results in their advertising. But how safe is it? What regulatory agency has reviewed the product? Who's tested the claims of "plumper skin"? In our natural health section (below) there's a look at what it takes to get a product approved by the FDA and Health Canada.
Surprisingly, reviews from Kylie's faithful online following (more than 70 million) have been decidedly negative. Sure, there are a few who provide ringing endorsements, but they're in the minority. Instead there was an outpouring from disappointed Instagram fans, young women who saw this advertising for what it was. Numerous Instagram posts admonished her for advertising this product, calling into question Kylie's honesty about the product and herself. Many of the posts also criticized Kylie for contributing to an increasingly superficial culture. Even those who still supported Kylie labeled the cream as unnecessary and pleaded with Kylie to be the kind of natural beauty that money can't buy. Amazon reviews were blunt - with most people either not seeing an effect or stating that the cost of the product was not worth the absurd $50 cost.
Beyond the financial questions, and the questions about exactly what's in this product, what the Pureleef case study reveals is an obsession with the superficial cosmetic culture of the online and Instagram world. Exactly why would a teenager need breast and butt plumping cream? What message is Kylie Jenner sending about the source of self-esteem for young women? We live in an age where cosmetic surgery is being performed at younger and younger ages. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 60,000 teens underwent plastic surgery in 2013 and again in 2014 in the USA.
That Pureleef and Kylie are selling their cream as an alternative to unsuspecting teens who may not know better or possibly those who don't have access to the appropriate information doesn't let them off the hook. It merely reinforces the message that changing your appearance is the key to feeling better about yourself. Perhaps promoting beauty created through hard work and healthy living might be more in Kylie's interest and in the interest of her more than 70 million online followers.
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I have been using the pureleef product for approximately 3 weeks and I noticed results immediately. Applying pureleef twice a day after showering in the morning and at night time, paired with a sequence of 25 squats, my butt is plumper and perkier already. I absolutely love this product!! I normally use a butt shaper under garment when applying the pureleef cream; this method helped target and shape my butt to my liking. Hopefully this method works for you as well!
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If you travel regularly for work, you'll know the difference between a smooth and easy trip from home to hotel or one that's riddled with frustrations like forgotten essentials.
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Just got an email from Luna Park about the upcoming April holidays rides.
There's three new rides exclusive to Luna Park between Friday 8th April and Wednesday 27th April 2011.
The Music Trip - Just like a melody, it goes round and round and round…
Crazy Cars - The classic kids bumpy car ride, guaranteed to drive you crazy.
Family Coaster - Chug along and loop-the-loop with the whole family on the Wild West Family Rollercoaster.
Will be interesting to see if this is Bell's or Youngs Music Trip. Or even OFA's.
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Pretty sure this will be The Ultimate Party Machine, this went in sometime last year or the year before. Good to see the Wild West Coaster will be getting some use over the holidays, will be the first time it's worked since Huskisson Chrissy carnival.
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Hmmm... dunno why they didn't call it that then. I was thinking it might have been youngs as it normally does hawekesbury so it wouldn't hurt to pick up extra work in Sydney. And with bells taking Thunderbolt and No Limit, may as well take Music Trip.
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Innovation Course day 1 workshop
On 27 January 2017, the Danish Diabetes Academy held its first workshop in Aarhus as part of the innovation course "Put your discoveries to use in society". A group of highly motivated course participants, representing a broad field of research disciplines, was challenged by INNO-X Healthcare on their individual research projects.
Each of the course participants presented their research project to the group, and they received valuable feedback on how to develop their need statement and "the hook" and "the slap" that will help them secure the future funding for their projects.
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Does your dad need a hobby? I was just talking to a neighbor over the fence the other day and he recently retired and is bored to tears. He's gone and gotten a part time job but he's still looking for something. That's when it occurred to me that many dads might be looking for a new hobby and Father's Day might be the perfect time to buy something to encourage that.
Here are some of my picks from Wayfair.
What hobby do you think your dad (or spouse) might like to take up?


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We welcome any and all gifts! We are not an official not-for-profit yet but any and all gifts will be put towards the preparation for the trip and once we have shoved off, it will cover the port fees and supplies. We will post updates of the donations and what we spend them on in our blog under the category "Support Dollars At Work" and the tag "where the money goes".
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We also are looking for business sponsorships of $100 or more.
You can submit the funds via PayPal to email@example.com as a gift with your business information (name/address/phone/website/etc). Or if you have a product that you think we could use and would like to donate it, that would be great too!
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We will post the business info for sponsors in our blog and on our youtube channel. Stay tuned for more ad options with us!
Progress reports will be posted.
We are trying to save and fund raise to get the funds to get the boat ready for the long trip. Every time we deposit more in our trip account, we will update the total. Whenever we get donations via Paypal, we will update the total. Working on a BARE MINIMUM amount for the things absolutely needed. For now the updates will be in the blog under the category "Funds" and the tag "Funds Update". If there is a goal graphic compatible with WordPress, we will post that here (or make a new page for it).
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Maison d'Avossa is an unprecedented example of Italian high jewellery.
It has to do with creations of unique pieces.
Craftmanship is absolutely fabulous, gold's shapes are tender and round; rare gems –mounted flush to one another creatively and harmoniously– create an explosion of colours. Fancy diamonds –with their warm and natural colours– stand out among Maison d'Avossa's creations: they are mounted into the entire piece of jewellery by means of the unique "star powder" technique. Every single detail casts a spell on each piece of jewellery. And for each newly created piece a new spell is cast over and over again. That's why it's always exciting to discover them.


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This Sunday 14th May at the Rich Mix, London sees zine-makers, illustrators, filmmakers and more from across the UK and the world gather for one of the UK's most exciting zine fairs. Now in its fifth year, DIY Cultures Fair continues to amaze with its diversity of voices and varied program. It was co-founded (and is currently run) by Sofia Niazi of One Of My Kind (OOMK), Hamja Ahsan of Shy Radicals, Free Talha campaign and Other Asias and Helena Wee of Other Asias and POST artists.
It brings together 90 exhibitors' stalls offering original publications, clothing and more – directly from the creators. Not satisfied with providing a vibrant and well-attended zine fair alone, Niazi, Ahsan and Wee have also curated a series of panel discussions and workshops. Highlights this year include a discussion on the politics and policies of 'Theresa May & the Others' and how to resist. There are discussions on autism and 'Introvert Resistance' and creative DIY responses to Brexit.
A long-table explores a topic that also featured last year, in fascinating and challenging ways – Neurodiversity. Workshops cover everything from Origami mandala cards and creating a pop up disobedient exhibition to Black Arts Magazines and control and resistance in Call Centers.
This year, running alongside the festival until Friday 2nd June is DIY Knowledge – an exhibition "exploring self-education, information and news beneath the mainstream, imparting knowledge from the margins". It brings together films, comics, digital art and zines from Tanzania, Uganda, Palestine, Korea, Liverpool, Brexit campaigns and Chicago's DIY scene.
Ahead of the festival we spoke with artist, illustrator and co-founder of DIY Cultures Fair and OOMK, Sofia Niazi.
Firstly, could you give a little background to DIY Cultures Fair. What were some of the motivations behind it?
DIY Cultures started in 2013 as a day festival of zines, art and activism. The fair was co-founded (and is currently run) by myself, Hamja Ahsan and Helena Wee. We had worked together to organize a smaller local zine fair the previous year, Tooting Zine Fair, and myself and Helena were supporters of Hamja's Free Talha Ahsan campaign, which aimed to highlight and challenge his brother's extradition to the US.
I was a zine fair regular, making and selling zines at a lot of the big and small fairs – Alternative Press, London Zine Symposium and smaller ones which were locally organized. There were so many things about 'zine world' that I liked, it was an open and friendly art community and more accessible than any other art scene I knew about. But it was only relevant to a certain group of people, mainly people who had gone to art school, there were hardly any people of color or Black people. I wanted to be involved in a festival or fair that was broader and appealed to more people.
The physicality of zines allows people to gather around them in a way which is not replicable online. It allows for a space to emerge, outside of art school, for creative people to meet, share ideas, and make connections with people who they can develop collaborations with. This was the most valuable aspect of art school for me and it's what most people can no longer afford to experience, I know I would not have paid £9000 a year to study art and neither would my friends.
DIY Cultures is a small part of a much broader effort from many artists and groups to make artmaking more accessible, relevant and able to exist outside of mainstream institutions and galleries. We want to challenge the 'outreach project' approach and encourage people to do it themselves, to become the curators, authors and artists and to make culture instead of just consuming it.
What are some of the barriers and challenges facing zine-makers and creatives of color?
For some of the more illustration focused zine fairs, I think the fact that there are far less people of color going to art school affects the quality of our work. For people who are not taking that into consideration when selecting exhibitors, it means we often miss out even if the content is far more interesting than a lot of the work on offer. I think the DIY scene is far more forgiving and much more focused on the content, spirit and intention of a zine or publication. Zine fairs are still the most open art environment I've been in and judging from the exhibitors we have this year, they are no longer a white boy world.
Not only does the fair provide a huge and varied list of creators, writers and more, you bring together panel discussions and workshops. Had you always wanted a space for discussion and knowledge-sharing as well as being a zine fair?
Yes, we want people to come to DIY Cultures with their questions – not just to browse and buy stuff but to listen, learn and teach. The zine fair may not appeal to everyone which is why it's important to have a series of talks which touch upon broader issues and put a lot of the zines in context.
This year there's a great deal of collaborative links on show – with ZineFutures East Africa, OOMK's Zines from Malaysia collection as well as twinning with Chicago. Could you tell me a bit about these projects? How important is it to make these kinds of connections?
We're really keen to build international connections with artists and groups who are interested in DIY practices and/or exploring intersections of art and activism. It's something we've done in previous years through including and inviting zine fair exhibitors from different parts of the world to share their work. This year we have a wide range of international exhibitors with artists and publishers coming from Chicago, Dar es Salaam, Tokyo, Stockholm, Milan and The Hague.
We've announced the first DIY Cultures Twin City as Chicago. There will be a table dedicated to zines from Chicago's DIY scene that people can buy. In addition, the four-week DIY Knowledge exhibition features work from Palestinian Chicago based Leila Abdelrazaq and over 20 publications from the group Temporary Services. We will also be exhibiting zines from Malaysia in conjunction with Odd One Out – a Kuala Lumpur based publication.
Many other connections have come through people attending previous years' festival too. This year we're delighted to be exhibiting work from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) in DIY Knowledge. ZineFutures East Africa (with Bookstop Sanaa Art Library & Creative Learning Space), was a project that saw a new generation of artists and creatives reviewing over 54 years of Tanzanian and Ugandan independence and producing their own zines/comics. The zines have been exhibited in Dar es Salaam, Kampala and we are very excited to be hosting the collection in London at DIY Knowledge until 2nd June.
As well opening up the festival to international artists, we've been especially keen to welcome zine makers and groups in the UK who are based outside London. Zine culture is thriving up and down the country and we're excited that this year we have zine fair exhibitors from York, Leeds, Birmingham, Northampton, Brighton, Luton, Southampton, Reading and Manchester.
The festival is free to attend. More details can be found here and directions are here.
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Holiday Closings Through End of 2014
Saturday, 08 November 2014 19:56
UPDATED 12/13/2014: The following schedule will be in effect for the winter holidays.
When daycare is closed, Shirlington boarding is open from 9:00am to 9:00pm. Make your reservations early!
Shirlington AND Ballston daycare closed on the following days:
Wednesday, 12/24
Thursday, 12/25
Friday, 12/26
Saturday, 12/27
Sunday, 12/28
Monday, 12/29 - Ballston daycare CLOSED, Shirlington daycare open
Tuesday, 12/30 - Ballston daycare CLOSED, Shirlington daycare open
Wednesday, 12/31
Thursday, 1/1
Friday, 1/2 - Ballston daycare CLOSED, Shirlington daycare open
** Is your dog staying with with us over the holidays? Boarding dogs have ALL DAY PLAY on the daycare floor even when daycare is closed to non-boarding dogs!
Labor Day Class and Daycare Schedule
Monday, 06 October 2014 00:00
In observance of Columbus Day, we have the following notices regarding the schedule:
* All daycare (Ballston and Shirlington) is OPEN on Monday, October 13th.
* Adolescent and Puppy Party are OPEN on Saturday, October 11th.
* There are NO CLASSES on Saturday, October 11th through Monday, October 13th. Classes resume on Tuesday, October 14th.
Please call (703-536-7877) or email if you have any questions. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend!
Agility Classes Posted
Thursday, 28 August 2014 00:00
The next agility schedule has been posted!
Agility I and Puppy Agility are open for registration. All upper level classes (Agility II and above) will be handled by random draw lottery.
The schedule for the draw:
Draw opens to current students: September 15 (9:00am)
Draw closes: September 21 (midnight)
Draw notification date: September 29
Open registration for all students: October 1 (9am)
Payment due date: October 10
The agility draw entry form will be available on our website on September 15 at 9:00am. All entries MUST come through our web page.
Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
Ballston Daycare is Accepting Dogs
Saturday, 28 June 2014 00:00
The WOOFS! Ballston campus has reopened to new dogs. If you previously requested to join the waitlist, you can expect to hear from us over the next few days.
Schedule a FREE evaluation: call 703-536-7877 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Appointments are scheduled between 11:00am–4:00pm (Saturdays and Sundays at Shirlington only). Bring a copy of your dog's up-to-date vaccination record.
Please email firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions!
Laura Sharkey Writing Column for ARLnow
Wednesday, 11 June 2014 15:57
WOOFS! is currently sponsoring The Local Woof for ARLnow, our Arlington local news source. The Local Woof will cover a variety of topics relating to dog ownership, training and behavior. Articles are written by WOOFS! owner Laura Sharkey.
Check out Laura's first two pieces:
>> On Leash Greetings
>> Dining Out with Fido
We are excited for the opportunity to provide this information to our local community!
Conference Presentations by Ariana Kincaid
Monday, 12 May 2014 11:33
As well as being a WOOFS! trainer, Ariana Kincaid, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP is the founder and owner of Operation Socialization, an organization to promote the importance of early, positive puppy socialization. Ariana recently spoke at two big events.
Ariana's first presentations were at Berner University in Virginia Beach, VA on April 7 & 8,2014. Ariana spoke to crowds of breeders and dog enthusiasts on the topics "Socializing Your Puppy Right" talk and "Socialization Tips for Breeders".
Ariana's next stop was the new Family Paws Conference in Cary, NC on May 9 - 11, 2014. She spoke to dog trainers on the subject "Socializing Puppies to Children".
Congratulations Ariana!
12 Year Anniversary Pass Sale
Wednesday, 09 April 2014 13:58
WOOFS! Anniversary Daycare Pass sale begins today. Help us celebrate our 12th (!!!!) Anniversary and get some savings at the same time. Passes are 10% off and these daycare days will have no expiration date. Sale is limited to 60 days per dog. Sale runs Wedsnesday, April 9th through Friday, April 11th. Call, email or come in to purchase.
Laura Sharkey to Speak at ClickerExpo 2014
Monday, 24 March 2014 06:41
WOOFS! owner Dr. Laura Sharkey will speak at ClickerExpo in Norfolk, VA on March 29 and 30, 2014. Her first talk, "Shh! Tagging, Targeting & Tranquil Training", explains how to teach human students more effectively with non-verbal communication. Her second is "Give Pups a Chance: Working with Aggressive Puppies" which shares case studies and protocols for puppies with true aggression as young as 8 weeks old.
This is Laura's second year as a speaker at ClickerExpo. It is a terrific honor that she shares billing with Karen Pryor, Ken Ramirez, Dr. Susan Friedman, Kathy Sdao, and many more amazing behavior experts and trainers.
Ballston Daycare Closed March 17th
Monday, 17 March 2014 02:49
Due to weather conditions and Federal government closing, WOOFS! Ballston Campus will be CLOSED for daycare on Monday, March 17th.
WOOFS! Shirlington Campus will be OPEN for daycare. Come on by if you need us, and stay warm and safe at home if you don't!
2014 Price Increases for Classes
Thursday, 30 January 2014 14:11
The price for all classes will increase on February 15th.
Beginner classes increase from $205 to $225
Includes: Puppy Basic, Adult Basic, Agility I, Puppy Agility
Intermediate: Focus on CGC increases from $195 to $215 (CGC test included)
Other Intermediate, Sport and Agility classes will increase from $185 to $205
Includes: Agility II and higher, Rally Obedience, Competition Obedience, Nosework, Tricks and Flyball and more.
Puppy Kindergarten will remain at $120 and Puppy Kindergarten students still receive $25 off registration for Puppy Basic.
Planning to register for a class? Register before February 15th to receive our old prices!
Agility Schedule (& More) Posted
Thursday, 30 January 2014 00:00
The next agility schedule has been posted!
Agility I, Puppy Agility and Flyball are all open for registration. All upper level classes (Agility II and above) will be handled by random draw lottery.
The schedule for the draw:
Draw opens to current students: Feb 16
Draw closes: Feb 22 (midnight)
Draw notification date: Mar 3
Open registration for all students: Mar 3
Payment due date: Mar 13
The agility draw entry form will be available on our website on March 16. All entries MUST come through our web page.
We have a number of other new classes posted under Sports & Specialty, including Rally Obedience, Nosework, Novice Competition Obedience, Tricks, Flyball, and Drive & Motivation for Dog Sports. Please note that there has been a name change in the Rally classes: Rally I is now called Intermediate: Focus on Heeling, Rally II has been removed from the schedule, and Advanced Rally is called Advanced Obedience: Rally. The prerequisites and class curriculum for each will be unchanged.
Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
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2 years after the event of Megaman ZX Advent, peace was restored after the Model W incident and the Game of Destiny ended. However, when a portal to another dimension sent the heroes to another world, a greater battle awaits as the heroes team up with the Powerpuff Girls Z to face the fate of two worlds.
Synopsis - Grey
After stopping Master Albert and Ouroboros, Grey and Model A now travel around the world, searching for their destinies. Across saving a group of Hunters from Mavericks, the two discover a portal gateway beneath an abandoned laboratory. However, another group of Mavericks attacks Grey and the Hunters, causing the portal gate to be activated, sending him and Biometal Model A to another world. Then he was found by a boy named Ken, who brought him to his home and Professor Utonium. By the encounter of the Powerpuff Girls Z, Grey's adventure continue………..
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After defeating Master Albert and Ouroboros, Ashe and Model
A new story ideaMy Little Pony Equestria Girls X Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans
In the Post Disaster 324, after the exposure of Gjhallhorn 's courrptions from the conflict of an organization known as Tekkadan , who became fame for escorting Kudelia Aina Berstine to Earth and the primary Arbaru elections, the world was changing, slowly but surely. Tekkadan now have the rights to the halfmetal as negotiations with Abraru, became a direct affilnate with Tewaiz. That resulted in the abundant funds and more people interested in joining, growing even to have a branch in Earth.
On Earth, after the event of Legend of Everfree, Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer, and their friends are on the space trip to Mars for the tour around the mining site until they were ambushed by the space pirates, the Dawn Horizon Corps. As Tekkadan wage battle against the space pirates, their Equestria Magic able to called upon a linkage thought to a pilot, 'The Devil of Tekkadan ' to save them.
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Chapter 1 - My Little Pony X BionicleProlouge
A long time ago, in the mythical island of Okoto, all things live in harmony. It was a filled with beauty and wondrous landscape. From the island's elemental forces, two brothers, know as the Mask Makers created Mask of Powers. Each brothers have a different masks, Makuta own the Mask of Control and the Ekimu the Mask of Creation. The brothers provided the islanders with many masks, but Ekimu was the most treasured. His brother became envious and forged an evil plan.
It was a sacred law that a mask may not hold the power of more than one elements otherwise it'll become too strong and dangerous. But Makuta broke the sacred law in order to forge the strongest mask of all time, the Mask of Ultimate Power. Once Makuta donned it, it took control of him as the island begin to shattered. Realize what his brother had done, Ekimu knocked the mask from Makuta's face. A shockwave rolled across the island and sent both brothers into an endless sleep and the masks were scattered acro
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As the six Toa 'Masters' continue to fend off the Skull Army while finding the mask maker, Ekimu and the Mask of Creation, Ekimu forewarned them of the Skull Army discovered an ancient mask, buried into another temple underground, that he sealed away thousand years ago, capable of the user(s) jumping into dimensions, the Mask of Parallel Universe. With that, the Toa rushed towards the temple only for the Skull Army outnumbered them and use the sacred mask to leap into another world. Then they discovered that Ekimu hidden six powerful crystal masks, in par with the Golden Masks, into six sacred shrines from another world as only the Toa and six figures known as the 'Harmonics' can use them to defend off the darkness growing in Okoto. With that, the Toa leap into the wormhole of another world and set out to find the six crystal masks and the 'Harmonics' before the Skull Army does.
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Erbanna Is the Line of Bags That Weed Smokers Don't Even Know How Badly They Need
Having an organized and stylish place to keep your weed that you can leave out in plain sight is an option any adult deserves.
I was walking down the street the other day, just minding my own tattooed business waiting to cross the street, when a strange woman turned to me and said, "Why'd you mark your skin up like that?"
MENTAL SIGH. When you're a heavily tattooed person, you get used to (and sometimes a little tired of) strangers constantly commenting on your body art, but at least it's not usually in a confrontational way.
"I just like them," I responded, also my go-to answer when people ask what my tattoos mean.
"Jesus gave you good skin," she responded. "He doesn't want you to mark it up like that."
"That's not really a very nice thing to say." I was sort of proud to stand up for myself a little.
"Jesus doesn't want you to mark up your skin."
"JESUS WANTS YOU TO BE NICE TO PEOPLE," I yelled back like a 4th grader.
The light finally changed and she followed me down the street for awhile yelling, "Do you know Jesus? DO YOU KNOW HIM?"
I'm the great-grandaughter of a Southern Baptist preacher from Oklahoma who grew up with the ideas that dancing leads to fornication, pogs are a form of gambling, Captain Planet is a forbidden show because only God can control the weather, and Halloween is best spent at church. Yes, bitch, I know the dude.
I'm even aware of the verse she's referring to, from Leviticus: "Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD." In some of the newer translations, this is translated specifically as "tattoo marks," but I grew up reading the King James version.
(And I read it several times -- that book is full of enough rape and violence and pervy shit to fascinate any pre-teen. You can't even get through Genesis before Lot's banging his daughters.)
I also know from Satan. I grew up with that dude always breathing down my neck, trying to get me to masturbate or read books about the Salem witch trials. (True Story: Little Bible Belt Emily once simultaneously felt so fascinated by and guilty for reading a book about the Salem witch trials that she was finally forced to burn it in the back yard to keep from finishing it. It was a library book.)
I'll never forget the time our pastor, Brother Robin, whom I will perpetually picture in my mind's eye with veins popping out of his sweaty forehead as he preached, told a story about a young man who listened to SECULAR music known as "metal." This young man one day decided to lay down naked on his bed and invite Satan into his body and from that point on he was totally possessed! By Satan! This story scared me to death as a child since it definitely really happened.
Seriously, though as a survivor of Southern Baptist, Christ Warrior, Jesus Camp-style evangelism, I'm not really a believer in Satan OR Jesus these days. I do have my own form of individualized spirituality that both gives my life a sense of meaning and helps keep me sober. I believe in a higher power, even if that higher power is just "the universe" which is both bigger than me and a reminder that I am not in control of most of what happens in this world.
Also, if you haven't seen Jesus Camp and you want to understand what being raised as an evangelical Christian is like (or why Harry Potter should be put to death), give it a watch. Hell House is another good one.
But like cigarettes, Satan is just COOLER than the other guy. (Kidding, kidding, I don't smoke either.) Honestly, I have a little bit of ex-evangelical fascination with Satan-y stuff and while I wasn't wearing any of my Satan accessories the day the Jesus Lady took my tattoos to task, she sort of inspired me to buy some more.
I try not to wear them to school functions or childrens' birthday parties.
Daughters of Satan Enamel Pin Badge, $6, Disturbia Clothing
This was probably my first Satan purchase. It's the perfect enamel pin for making a leather jacket, already the emblem of cool, even cooler. This slogan also comes on a crop top.
Danny Brito Design Your Own Necklace, $18, Etsy
This product is not inherently Satan-specific. You can get any 5 letters strung together for $18; the sample in the shop is "Drake." But I immediately spotted a prime Satan opportunity -- I love how evil contrasts with the bright, child-like colors.
The Devil Made Me Do It, $39, Featherhearts
I don't actually own this shirt, but I have a couple of cute T-shirts from Featherhearts (Bad News Babes and Babe Squad). There are also a couple of "cult" and "witch"-related Ts if you prefer your occult T-shirts less Satan-specific.
Hell Bound Necklace, $90, Souvenir Jewelry
What's talk of Satan without bringing up his home? This is a little too expensive for me to take the plunge just yet, but Souvenir Jewelry's whole collection is awesome and just a tad evil, with rings reading "Doom" and "Metal" and Slayer and Black Sabbath-related necklaces. Whatever you do though, DO NOT INVITE SATAN TO ENTER YOUR BODY. THAT SHIT WILL FUCK YOU UP FOR PERMANENT.
Saved by Satan T-shirt, $35, Etsy
I have a different Saved by Satan T-shirt that I can't find for sale anywhere now, but I like how this one is all tattered and distressed, like you had to wrest it from the clutches of Satan himself! There's also one that says "Free the Witches."
Hail Satan Pennant Wall Banner, $13, Etsy
Um, is there any cuter combination that Pinterest-style craftiness and DEMONIC EVIL? I think not. I don't know if I would have the courage today to sleep right under that thing though.
Hatin for Satan Crop Top, $24.38, Disturbia Clothing
These crop tops run really small; sadly an extra-large exposed at least half of my tits, so I was forced to sell it to someone else. But if you are lesser endowed or slim, AND you love Satan/hate, this might just be the crop top for you. The same slogan also comes on a regular T-shirt and a mug. I also own a patch, which appears to be currently out of stock.
I don't have this one, but Satan + Pizza = Gold. Also this is Ouija-board themed, which everybody knows is extra evil, which is why you call your mom to come pick you up from a sleepover as a 12-year-old when one comes out and also why you have so many friends and are universally loved by your classmates.
Related: This delicious, Satan-y art print from Society 6.
Eat Pizza, Hail Satan by Natt Skiftett, Society 6
The same artist has many other Satan-y and otherwise awesome designs including this one:
Seriously, though, check out all his art prints; they are amazing. I may have just ordered this one while writing this piece:
Flesh for Satan T-shirt, $35, These Americans
I don't own this one either, but I do like the vintage-y print and sexy redhead lady, as a newly minted redhead. They also have one that says Satan Is a Lady.
Witch Craft Clutch Bag, $61, Disturbia Clothing
I'm sorry to disrupt the integrity of my Satan-related journalism here, but how cute is this Witch Craft clutch? And everybody knows Satan and witches are totes BFFs anyway.
Ahhhh, should I do a follow-up of just witch stuff? I LOVE witches. Who else went through a Wicccan phase where they "cast circles" in their suburban front yard and wrote angry letters about the sitcom "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and its misrepresentation of true witchcraft?
Do you like Satan stuff or does it scare you?
Does Jesus want me to mark up my skin? I feel like has more important shit to worry about. But one time I had a one-night stand with a Jewish dude who went, "You could never be buried in a Jewish cemetery" in the middle of a thrust. Swear to Satan.